Senator Dave Cortese has actually sponsored some crucial criminal justice reform efforts over the previous term, consisting of the present 2 year expense SB 300 which would enable individuals sentenced to LWOP who were not the real killers to have a possibility at parole.
Present California law mandates a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) for anybody founded guilty of “murder with unique situations,” even if the individual did not eliminate anybody, nor plan for anybody to pass away. Under present law, if an individual passes away throughout the course of particular felonies, even if the death is unintentional, those who were associated with the felony undergo these serious penalties despite their function in the individual’s death or their intent.
” Two-thirds of individuals on LWOP are individuals of color,” he stated at a current rally.
Cortese stated, “How heartbreaking it needs to be for a moms and dad every minute of every day of weekly, to understand that your kid, your kid has actually been sentenced to life without parole.” He stated, “When you eliminate possibility from a human, you’ve taken whatever. That’s all we have is possibility.”
Listen as Senator Cortese speaks about this and the future of criminal justice reform, today on Everyday Injustice.
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